Spock Hands

My adorable son has "spock hands", as I call them, and I cant find any information as to if this is a defect and the pediatrician at the 12 month appointment brushed it off but my mommy radar is high with this. Both hands naturally form a V between his fingers. The middle finger sticks with the pointer and the Ring finger sticks with the pinkie, always. He doesn't point or pick up anything with just 1 finger - it is always two - and when he is pressing buttons it almost looks like there is a weakness with his pointer finger which is why the middle finger steps up. When he reaches for items his fingers fork off and it just doesn't seem right. At the 12 month old appointment I show the pediatrician this and also she seemed surprised at first she said it was no big deal but he is not outgrowing it and I almost feel as if he's learning to do other routine tasks - like feed himself- in a different manner than I would expect him too because of this. Anyway I wanted to see if anyone else experienced this before I started raising alarms. He seems developmentally fine otherwise.

My adorable son has "spock hands", as I call them, and I cant find any information as to if this is a defect and the pediatrician at the 12 month appointment brushed it off but my mommy radar is high with this. Both hands naturally form a V between his fingers. The middle finger sticks with the pointer and the Ring finger sticks with the pinkie, always. He doesn't point or pick up anything with just 1 finger - it is always two - and when he is pressing buttons it almost looks like there is a weakness with his pointer finger which is why the middle finger steps up. When he reaches for items his fingers fork off and it just doesn't seem right. At the 12 month old appointment I show the pediatrician this and also she seemed surprised at first she said it was no big deal but he is not outgrowing it and I almost feel as if he's learning to do other routine tasks - like feed himself- in a different manner than I would expect him too because of this. Anyway I wanted to see if anyone else experienced this before I started raising alarms. He seems developmentally fine otherwise.

I've never heard of this, but you may want to consult another ped on this one. Or maybe an occupational therapist. Not b/c I think you should be freaking out, but b/c if something can be done about it, the sooner the better. I would be concerned about this too, not enough to freak out, but enough to get a 2nd opinion. See if you can go to an OT or post some questions on line. I bet this might be more common than you think! good luck momma, either way I'm sure your DS is 100% on track & just perfect!!

I've never heard of this, but you may want to consult another ped on this one. Or maybe an occupational therapist. Not b/c I think you should be freaking out, but b/c if something can be done about it, the sooner the better. I would be concerned about this too, not enough to freak out, but enough to get a 2nd opinion. See if you can go to an OT or post some questions on line. I bet this might be more common than you think! good luck momma, either way I'm sure your DS is 100% on track & just perfect!!

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